# List of role-playing game publishers

This is a list of companies that have produced tabletop role-playing games in English, listed in order of the year that the company published its first role-playing game-related product (game, supplement, or magazine). Also listed is the years the company was active, and a list of notable role-playing games the company has produced. This list makes note of the first edition of each game which a company published, and does not try to list subsequent editions of the same game published by the same company.
| Company | Years | First RPG product | Other notable role-playing games |
| TSR | 1973-1997 | Dungeons & Dragons (1974) | Boot Hill (1975), Empire of the Petal Throne (1976), Metamorphosis Alpha (1976), Gamma World (1978), Top Secret (1980), Gangbusters (1982), Star Frontiers (1982), Marvel Super Heroes (1984), The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game (1984), Conan Role-Playing Game (1985), DragonQuest (second edition, 1989), Buck Rogers XXVC (1990), Amazing Engine (1993), High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game (1993), Alternity (1998), Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (1998) |
| Flying Buffalo | 1970- | Tunnels & Trolls (1975) | Starfaring (1976), Monsters! Monsters! (second edition, 1979), Catalyst supplement line (1981), Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes (1983) |
| Games Workshop | 1975- | Owl & Weasel #6 (1975) | Golden Heroes (1984), Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game (1985), Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (1986), Call of Cthulhu (third edition, 1986), RuneQuest (1987 edition), Stormbringer (third edition, 1987), Dark Heresy (2008) |
| GDW | 1973-1996 | En Garde! (1976) | Traveller (1977), Twilight 2000 (1984), Traveller: 2300 (1986), Space: 1889 (1989), Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1990), Dark Conspiracy (1991), Dangerous Journeys (1992) |
| Judges Guild | 1976-1983+ | City-State Map (1976) | City State of the Invincible Overlord (1976) |
| Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1975-1991+ | Bunnies & Burrows (1976) | Chivalry & Sorcery (1977), Starships & Spacemen (1978), Villains and Vigilantes (1979), Gangster! (1979), Skull and Crossbones (1980), Space Opera (1980), Land of the Rising Sun (1980), Bushido (third edition, 1981), Aftermath! (1981), Merc (1981), Wild West (1981), Daredevils (1982), Privateers and Gentlemen (1983), Lands of Adventure (1983), Other Suns (1983), Flashing Blades (1984), Psi World (1984), Swordbearer (1985), Freedom Fighters (1986), Year of the Phoenix (1986) |
| Metagaming Concepts | 1975-1983 | Monsters! Monsters! (1976) | The Fantasy Trip (1980) |
| Gamescience | 1965-1969; 1974- | Space Patrol (1977) | Superhero: 2044 (1977), Empire of the Petal Throne (second edition, 1984), TWERPS (1987) |
| Chaosium | 1975- | All the Worlds' Monsters (1977) | RuneQuest (1978), Basic Role-Playing (1980), Thieves' World (1981), Stormbringer (1981), Call of Cthulhu (1981), Worlds of Wonder (1982), Superworld (1983), Elfquest (1984), Ringworld (1984), King Arthur Pendragon (1985), Hawkmoon (1986), Prince Valiant (1989), Elric! (1993), Nephilim (1994), Dragon Lords of Melniboné (2001) |
| Heritage Models | 1974-1983 | Dungeonmaster's Index (1977) | Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier (1977), John Carter, Warlord of Mars (1978), Knights and Magick (1980), Swordbearer (1982) |
| Grimoire Games | 1979-1984, 1993 | The Arduin Grimoire (1978) | |
| SPI | 1969-1982 | DragonQuest (1980) | Universe (1981) |
| Steve Jackson Games | 1980- | The Space Gamer #27 (1980) | Toon (1984), GURPS (1986), In Nomine (1997) |
| Task Force Games | 1980-1996 | Dungeon Tiles (1980) | Heroes of Olympus (1981), Delta Force: America Strikes Back! (1986), Prime Directive (1993) |
| FASA | 1980-2001 | I.S.P.M.V. Tethys (1980) | Behind Enemy Lines (1982), Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (1983), The Doctor Who Role Playing Game (1985), MechWarrior (1986), Shadowrun (1989), Legionnaire (1990), Earthdawn (1993) |
| Gamelords | 1980-1984 | Thieves' Guild (1980) | |
| ICE | 1980- | Arms Law (1980) | Rolemaster (1982), Middle-earth Role Playing (1984), Spacemaster (1985), Cyberspace (1989), Champions (fourth edition with Hero Games, 1989), Lord of the Rings Adventure Game (1991), High Adventure Role Playing (2003) |
| TimeLine | 1980-1991, 2001- | The Morrow Project (1981) | Time and Time Again (1984) |
| Hero Games | 1981- | Champions (1981) | Espionage (1983), Justice, Inc. (1984), Danger International (1985), Fantasy Hero (1985), Robot Warriors (1986), Star Hero (1989), Hero System (1990), Dark Champions (1993) |
| Palladium Books | 1981- | The Mechanoid Invasion (1981) | Valley of the Pharaohs (1983), The Palladium Role-Playing Game (1983), Heroes Unlimited (1984), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness (1985), Robotech: The Role-Playing Game (1986), Revised Recon (1987), Beyond the Supernatural (1987), Ninjas & Superspies (1988), Rifts (1990), Macross II: The Role-Playing Game (1993), Nightspawn (1995), Systems Failure (1999), Rifts Chaos Earth (2003), Splicers (2004), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game (2008), Dead Reign (2008) |
| Yaquinto Publications | 1979-1983 | Pirates and Plunder (1981) | Man, Myth & Magic (1982), Timeship (1983) |
| Mayfair Games | 1982- | Beastmaker Mountain (1982) | Role Aids supplement line (1982), DC Heroes Role Playing Game (1985), Batman Role-Playing Game (1989), Chill (second edition, 1990), Underground (1993) |
| Bard Games | 1982-1990 | The Compleat Alchemist (1983) | The Atlantis Trilogy (1984), Talislanta (1987) |
| Avalon Hill | 1958-1998 | James Bond 007 (1983) | Powers & Perils (1984), Lords of Creation (1984), RuneQuest (third edition, 1984), Tales from the Floating Vagabond (1991) |
| Columbia Games | 1972- | Hârn (1983) | HârnMaster (1986) |
| West End Games | 1974-2009 | Paranoia (1984) | Ghostbusters (1986), The Price of Freedom (1986), Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (1987), Torg (1990), Shatterzone (1993), Masterbook (1994), The D6 System (1996), Men In Black (1997), The Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game (1998), DC Universe Roleplaying Game (1999), The Metabarons Roleplaying Game (2001) |
| Pacesetter | 1984-1986 | Chill (1984) | Timemaster (1984), Star Ace (1984), Sandman: Map of Halaal (1985) |
| SkyRealms Publishing | 1984-1988 | SkyRealms of Jorune (1984) | |
| Target Games | 1979-1999 | Drakar och Demoner (1984) | Mutant (1984), Mutant Chronicles (1993), Kult (1991) |
| Digest Group Publications | 1985-1993 | The Traveller's Digest #1 (1985) | |
| Leading Edge Games | 1982-1993 | Phoenix Command (1986) | Living Steel (1987), Aliens Adventure Game (1991) |
| R. Talsorian | 1985- | Mekton (1986) | Teenagers from Outer Space (1987), Cyberpunk 2013 (1988), Dream Park (1992), Castle Falkenstein (1994), Bubblegum Crisis (1996), Armored Trooper VOTOMS (1997), The Dragonball Z Adventure Game (1999) |
| White Wolf | 1986-2018 | Arcanum #1 (1986) | Vampire: The Masquerade (1991), Ars Magica (third edition, 1992), Werewolf: The Apocalypse (1992), Mage: The Ascension (1993), Wraith: The Oblivion (1994), Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game (1994), Changeling: The Dreaming (1995), HoL (second edition, 1995), Vampire: The Dark Ages (1996), Werewolf: The Wild West (1997), Trinity (originally Aeon, 1997), Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade (1998), Hunter: The Reckoning (1999), Wraith: The Great War (1999), Aberrant (1999), Adventure! (2001), Exalted (2001), Demon: The Fallen (2002), Victorian Age: Vampire (2002), Engel (2002), Dark Ages: Mage (2002), Dark Ages: Inquisitor (2002), EverQuest Role-Playing Game (2002), Dark Ages: Werewolf (2003), Orpheus (2003), Dark Ages: Fae (2004), Vampire: The Requiem (2004), Werewolf: The Forsaken (2005), Mage: The Awakening (2005), Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game (2005), Pendragon (fifth edition, 2005), Promethean: The Created (2006), Changeling: The Lost (2007), Scion (2007), Big Eyes, Small Mouth (third edition, 2007), Hunter: The Vigil (2008), Geist: The Sin-Eaters (2009) |
| Lion Rampant | 1987-1990 | Whimsy Cards (1987) | Ars Magica (1987) |
| New Infinities Productions | 1986-1988 | Sea of Death (1987) | Cyborg Commando (1987) |
| Creations Unlimited | 1986-1987 | Prisoners of the Maze (1987) | |
| Pagan Publishing | 1990- | The Unspeakable Oath #1 (1990) | |
| Atlas Games | 1990- | Tales of the Dark Ages (1990) | Over the Edge (1992), Ars Magica (fourth edition, 1996), Unknown Armies (1999), Feng Shui (second edition, 1999), Furry Pirates (1999), Rune (2001), Northern Crown (2005) |
| AEG | 1990- | Shadis #1 (1990) | Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game (1997), 7th Sea (1998), Farscape (2002), Spycraft (2002), Stargate SG1 (2003) |
| Phage Press | 1991-2005 | Amber Diceless Role-playing (1991) | |
| Dream Pod 9 | 1985- | Night's Edge (1992) | Project A-Ko: The Roleplaying Game (1995), Heavy Gear (1995), Jovian Chronicles (1998), Tribe 8 (1998), Gear Krieg (2001), CORE Command (2003) |
| Wizards of the Coast | 1990- | The Primal Order (1992) | Talislanta (second edition, 1992), Everway (1995), Gamma World (fifth edition, 2000), Dungeons & Dragons (2000), Star Wars Roleplaying Game (2000), d20 Modern (2002) |
| Hogshead Publishing | 1994-2002 | Interactive Fantasy #2 (1994) | The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1998), Puppetland (1999), Violence (1999), Pantheon and Other Roleplaying Games (2000), SLA Industries (1st Ed reprint, 2000), De Profundis (2001), Nobilis (second edition, 2002) |
| Kenzer & Company | 1994- | The Kingdom of Kalamar (1994) | HackMaster (2001), Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier (2007) |
| Last Unicorn Games | 1994-2000 | Aria Worlds (1994) | Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game (1998), Star Trek Role Playing Game (1999), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game (1999), Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium (2000) |
| Grey Ghost Press | 1995- | FUDGE (1995) | Gatecrasher (1996), Terra Incognita (2001), The Deryni Adventure Game (2005) |
| Holistic Design | 1992-2006 | Fading Suns (1996) | Rapture: The Second Coming (2002) |
| Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 1994- | Deadlands: The Weird West (1996) | Deadlands: Hell on Earth (1998), Brave New World (1999), Deadlands: Lost Colony (2002), Savage Worlds (2003) |
| Imperium Games | 1996-1998 | Marc Miller's Traveller (fourth edition of Traveller, 1996) | |
| Guardians of Order | 1997-2006 | Big Eyes, Small Mouth (1997) | Dominion Tank Police (1999), Demon City Shinjuku (2000), Tenchi Muyo! (2000), Ghost Dog (2000), Hong Kong Action Theatre! (second edition, 2001), Heaven & Earth (second edition, 2001), El-Hazard (2001), Silver Age Sentinels (2002), The Authority Role-Playing Game (2004), Ex Machina (2004), Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne (2005), A Game of Thrones (2005) |
| Eden Studios | 1997- | Conspiracy X (1997) | CJ Carella's WitchCraft (second edition, 1999), All Flesh Must Be Eaten (2000), Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game (2002), Angel Roleplaying Game (2003), Armageddon: The End Time (2003), Terra Primate (2003), Army of Darkness (2005), Ghosts of Albion (2008) |
| Fantasy Flight Games | 1995- | Long Shades (1997) | Twilight Imperium: The Role-Playing Game (1999), Blue Planet (second edition, 2000), Fireborn (2004), Grimm (2007), Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (third edition, 2009), Rogue Trader (2009), Deathwatch (2010), Black Crusade (2011), Star Wars Roleplaying Game (2012) |
| Margaret Weis Productions | 1998- | Sovereign Stone Quick-Start (1998) | Serenity Role Playing Game (2005), Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game (2007), Cortex Role Playing Game System (2008), Demon Hunters Role Playing Game (2008), Supernatural Role Playing Game (2009), Smallville Roleplaying Game (2010), Leverage: The Roleplaying Game (2011) |
| Hekaforge Productions | 1999-2008 | Lejendary Adventure (1999) | |
| Green Knight Publishing | 1998-2003 | Tales of Chivalry & Romance (1999) | King Arthur Pendragon: Book of Knights (2000) |
| Issaries | 1997-2003 | Hero Wars (2000) | HeroQuest (second edition of Hero Wars, 2003) |
| Necromancer Games | 2000-2009 | The Wizard's Amulet (2000) | |
| Green Ronin Publishing | 2000- | Ork! The Role-playing Game (2000) | Spaceship Zero (2002), Mutants & Masterminds (2002), Blue Rose (2005), True20 (2005), Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (second edition, 2005), A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying (2009), Dragon Age (2009), DC Adventures (2010) |
| Troll Lord Games | 2000- | After Winter's Dark (2000) | Castles & Crusades (2004) |
| Pelgrane Press | 1999- | Dying Earth Quick Start Rules (2000) | The Esoterrorists (2006), Fear Itself (2007), Trail of Cthulhu (2008), Mutant City Blues (2009), Skullduggery (2010), Ashen Stars (2011), Night's Black Agents (2012), 13th Age (2013) |
| Goodman Games | 2001- | Broncosaurus Rex (2001) | Etherscope (2005), Eldritch Role-Playing System (2008), Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game (2012) |
| Privateer Press | 2000- | The Longest Night (2001) | |
| Mongoose Publishing | 2001- | The Slayer's Guide to Hobgoblins (2001) | The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game (2002), Sláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes (2002), Armageddon: 2089 (2003), The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game (2003), Conan: The Roleplaying Game (2004), Paranoia XP (2004), Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game (2005), Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game (2005), Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game (2005), WARS Roleplaying Game (2005), Infernum (2005), RuneQuest (2006 edition), Traveller (2008 edition), Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game (2010) |
| Adept Press | 2000- | Elfs (2001) | Sorcerer (2001), Trollbabe (2002), It Was a Mutual Decision (2006), Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin (2007), S/lay w/Me (2009) |
| Paizo Publishing | 2002 | Dragon #299 (2002) | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (2009),Starfinder Roleplaying Game (2017) |
| Arc Dream Publishing | 2002- | Talent Operations Command Intelligence Bulletin No. 2: Talent Operations Groups (2003) | Wild Talents (2006), Nemesis (2006) |
| Atomic Sock Monkey Press | 2003- | Dead Inside (2003) | Monkey, Pirate, Ninja, Robot: The Roleplaying Game (2004), Truth & Justice (2005), The Zorcerer of Zo (2006), Swashbucklers of the Seven Skies |
| Evil Hat Productions | 2001- | Don't Rest Your Head (2006) | Spirit of the Century (2006), A Penny for My Thoughts (2009), Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies (2009), The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game (2010), Diaspora (2009), Happy Birthday, Robot! (2010), |
| Cubicle 7 Entertainment | 2003- | CS1: Cannibal Sector One (2006) | Qin (2007), Starblazer Adventures (2008), Victoriana (second edition, 2009), Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space (2009), Legends of Anglerre (2010), The Laundry (2010), The One Ring Roleplaying Game (2011) |
| Kobold Press | 2006- | Steam & Brass (2006) |
| Catalyst Game Labs | 2007- | Emergence (2007) |
| Savage Mojo | 2007- | Shaintair: Immortal Legends | Suzerain Legends (2018) |
| McNabb Games | 2014 - Present | Morgalad Fantasy RPG | |